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totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
How bout we start a GoFundMe to see those numbers? (If law allows) -
Charging mobiles phones through the air is due to EM induction creating currents to charge the battery. You need a base to produce the magnetic field needed. About "Teleporting" energy, it can be done through using solar panels to capture Sunlight. The problem is how to convert that energy to thrust. All rocket engine do this by throwing mass out of your rocket. Either by electric propulsion as mentioned by @wumpus, or by traditional "burn the fuel and shoot exhaust gas out very fast", aka chemical engines.
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totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Imagine your average canal operator looks out the window, and says, "what the hell is that flat ship?" -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Oh, so a Crew Dragon on top of the Starship. Just that additional steel platingis used on Crew Dragon. Keep in mind that starship needs to land on Mars. So unless Elon decides that Marsship will replace Starship in going to Mars, Starship will not have wings. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Shuttle cannot do remote controlled flying. Starship can. This means NASA needs to risk astronauts for testing/routine flying for safety data, but Starship can fly thousands of times before Elon throw himself and his gang on it. A crew dragon in the cargo bay. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
That "Proven by KSP" badge would be on everything. The other one will spark a mutiny on ISS. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
If only KSP parachutes would tangle... -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
What if we add ejection seats to the starship? -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Aww man, I wanted a quarter of Americans to look up at the sky and see a Starship flying and landing. That would have been good PR. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Are they going to fly it over? -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
The Martian explained this very well, and I expect said answer to be "Yes". Oh yeah, I never thought about it. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
No, it has no propulsion. Maybe leakage of hydraulic fluid? Or TEA-TAB going haywire? -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
If a Starship launch costs below 6 million, it could be even cheaper than Rocket Lab. Imagine launching your oversized Mars colonial class ship for a single cubesat. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
I think the F9 tech is designes to be scaled. I am more worried about the droneship, if it can take that much weight, or if the droneshop can stay so presicely afloat (+-0.9m) after landing SH. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Yeah, we had some problems with the Crew Dragon, so we just moved on with Crew Starship. What do you mean by violation of contract? -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
This is a discussion for science, not mods. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
I think, maybe a flame trench dedicated to landing? First rockets land simutaniously, sets up infrastructure for a landing pad. Other rockets use that pad for propulsive landing, bringing a lunar base with them. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Tweet this to Elon. It might be an excellent way of shaping public opinion on how safe rockets are, especially in the point to point market. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
3 days later, a New Shepard comes crashing through Elon's house. Jokes aside, does anyone know why Falcon 9s have double sonic booms? -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Xd the great replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Then send them to Mars. Just kidding. SpaceX probably has to adhere to stricts rules regarding pollutants, and CO2 is a much tamer greenhouse gas than methane